i've been counting down since last Dec 26 ... are you ready? me neither!!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

March 9th already?? What keeps me from sitting down and writing each day? sick kids, laundry, dishes, my book, ... mostly i get paralyzed by the amount of things i need to do and i end up not doing anything ... lately i've been listening to Focus on the Family podcasts and trying to be a better mom. yesterday i typed up rules and consequences ...

i'm hopeful that these will help me to stop yelling! the rules are clear and the consequences immediate and appropriate. follow thru is my hardest part ... we are going to have a family meeting and discuss this and i'll post how it goes! wish us luck!

celebration central

my greatest blessings

ie: chaos creators

must remind myself

"So frequently we mistakenly believe that our children need more things, when in reality their silent pleadings are simply for more of our time." Thomas S. Monson

"There is no other resource to compare with prayer. To think that each of us may approach our Father in Heaven . . . for individual help and guidance, for strength and faith, is a miracle in and of itself." President Gordon B. Hinckley

"Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best." Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

"Often we do not know what we can endure until after a trial of our faith." Elder Robert D. Hales

"You and I should count our blessings, but we should also make them count!" Elder Neal A. Maxwell

“When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.” President Ezra Taft Benson